1908 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
The 1908 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 8 and 9 February 1908 at the ice rink Eisstadion in Davos, Switzerland. THis year it was the first time also Silver and Bronze medals were awarded. Also a point system was introduced to make a ranking, but the rule that if one won three distances became automatic World champion was still valid.
| World Allround Speed Skating Championships | |||||||||||||
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 Oscar Mathisen World champion 1908 | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Eisstadion, Davos, Switzerland | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 8–9 February 1908 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 15 from 7 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalist men | |||||||||||||
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There was no defending champion. Oscar Mathisen won three distances and became World champion. He also had the lowest number of points awarded.
Allround results
| Place | Athlete | Country | Points | 500m | 5000m | 1500m | 10000m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Oscar Mathisen |  Norway | 13 | 54.4 (14)* | 8:55.4 (1) | 2:20.8 (1) | 18:01.8 (1) |
 | Martin Sæterhaug | Norway | 13,5 | 46.2 (4) | 9:04.4 (4) | 2:23.4 (2) | 18:28.6 (5) |
 | Moje Öholm |  Sweden | 15 | 45.2 (2) | 9:04.8 (5) | 2:23.6 (4) | 18:30.2 (6) |
| 4 | Gunnar Strömstén |  Finland | 16 | 47.2 (7) | 9:01.6 (3) | 2:25.4 (7) | 18:04.0 (2) |
| 5 | Antti Wiklund | Finland | 16 | 47.4 (8) | 9:01.4 (2) | 2:24.2 (5) | 18:24.0 (4) |
| 6 | Thomas Bohrer |  Austria | 19,5 | 46.2 (4) | 9:42.8 (8) | 2:27.6 (9) | 18:21.2 (3) |
| 7 | Arne Schrey | Finland | 23 | 46.4 (6) | 9:07.6 (6) | 2:24.4 (6) | 18:55.2 (8) |
| 8 | Jean Pettersson | Sweden | 30 | 48.4 (10) | 9:53.0 (9) | 2:29.8 (11) | 18:53.0 (7) |
| 9 | Ejnar Sørensen |  Denmark | 36 | 49.6 (11) | 10:26.4 (15)* | 2:34.0 (13) | 19:07.4 (9) |
| 10 | Frederick Dix |  United Kingdom | 38 | 51.6 (13) | 9:54.0 (10) | 2:35.0 (14) | 19:11.4 (10) |
| NC | Johan Vikander | Finland | - | 44.8 (1) | 9:20.6 (7) | 2:23.4 (2) | NS |
| NC | Sigurd Mathisen | Norway | - | 45.4 (3) | 9:56.4 (11) | 2:26.2 (8) | NS |
| NC | Franz Wathén | Finland | - | 47.4 (8) | 10:00.8 (12) | 2:27.8 (10) | NS |
| NC | Franz Schilling | Austria | - | 50.4 (12) | 10:07.2 (13) | 2:32.0 (12) | NS |
| NC | Henny Kalt |  Netherlands | - | NF | 10:18.6 (14) | NS | NS |
- * = Fell
- NC = Not classified
- NF = Not finished
- NS = Not started
- DQ = Disqualified
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[1]
Rules
Four distances have to be skated:
- 500m
- 1500m
- 5000m
- 10000m
The ranking was made by award ranking points. The points were awarded to the skaters who had skated all the distances. The final ranking was then decided by ordering the skaters by lowest point totals.
- 1 point for 1st place
- 2 point for 2nd place
- 3 point for 3rd place
- and so on
One could win the World Championships also by winning at least three of the four distances, so the ranking could be affected by this.
Silver and bronze medals were awarded.
References
- "Results of the 1908 World Championship Allround Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.